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Article 84 Transitional provisions concerning existing disease-free status

United Kingdom

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1.

The Member States and zones thereof with an approved disease-free status before the date of application of this Regulation shall be deemed to have an approved disease-free status in accordance with this Regulation for the following statuses:

(a)

free from infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, B.suis:

  1. (i)

    in bovine animal populations when the brucellosis-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC;

  2. (ii)

    in ovine and caprine animal populations, when the brucellosis-free (B. melitensis-free) status was granted in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC;

(b)

free from infection with MTBC, when the tuberculosis-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC;

(c)

free from EBL, when EBL-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC;

(d)

free from IBR/IPV, when IBR-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC;

(e)

free from infection with ADV, when Aujeszky’s disease-free-status was granted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC;

(f)

free from infestation with Varroa spp., when varroasis-free status was granted in accordance with Council Directive 92/65/EECf1;

(g)

free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination when Newcastle disease non-vaccination status was granted in accordance with Directive 2009/158/EC;

(h)

free from VHS, when VHS-free status was granted in accordance with Council Directive 2006/88/ECf2;

(i)

free from IHN, when IHN-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;

(j)

free from infection with HPR-deleted ISAV, when infection with HPR-deleted ISAV-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;

(k)

free from infection with Bonamia ostreae, when infection with Bonamia ostreae-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;

(l)

free from infection with Marteilia refringens, when infection with Marteilia refringens-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;

(m)

free from infection with WSSV, when white spot disease–free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC.

2.

The compartments in Member States with an approved disease-free status before the date of application of this Regulation shall be deemed to have an approved disease-free status in accordance with this Regulation for the following statuses:

(a)

free from highly pathogenic avian influenza, when the compartment has been approved with respect to avian influenza in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2009f3;

(b)

free from VHS, when VHS-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;

(c)

free from IHN, when IHN-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;

(d)

free from infection with HPR-deleted ISAV, when infection with HPR-deleted ISAV-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;

(e)

free from infection with Bonamia ostreae, when infection with Bonamia ostreae-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;

(f)

free from infection with Marteilia refringens, when infection with Marteilia refringens-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;

(g)

free from infection with WSSV, when white spot disease–free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC.

3.

The Member States deemed to have an approved disease-free status in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 shall ensure that the conditions of maintenance of the status conform with those laid down in this Regulation.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54).

f2

Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14).

f3

Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2009 of 13 July 2009 implementing Council Directive 2005/94/EC as regards the approval of poultry compartments and other captive birds compartments with respect to avian influenza and additional preventive biosecurity measures in such compartments (OJ L 181, 14.7.2009, p. 16).